The objective of this book is to identify similarities and differences between the positions of Finland (as an EU Member State) and China, on Arctic law and governance. The book compares Finnish and Chinese legal and policy stances in specific policy areas of relevance for the Arctic, including maritime sovereignty, scientific research, marine protected areas, the Svalbard Treaty and Arctic Council participation. Building on these findings, the book offers general conclusions on Finnish and Chinese approaches to Arctic governance and international law, as well as new theoretical insights on Arctic governance.

The book is the result of a collaboration between The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland) and researchers from Wuhan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University.

5. China and Maritime Sovereignty and Rights Issues in the Arctic Xiaoyi Jiang and Xiaoguang Zhou

Part II Comparison between Finland and China

6. China and Finland in the Globalised Arctic Lassi Heininen

7. A Common Heritage-the Place of the Arctic in the Chinese and Finnish Discourses Tapio Nykanen

Part III Comparison between the EU and China

8. China as an Observer in the Arctic Council Timo Koivurova, Waliul Hasanat,Piotr Graczyk and Tuuli Kuusama 9. Conservation of Marine Living Resources and Fisheries Management in the Arctic Sebastien Duyck